Permits

Permanent Car Shelter

A permit is required to build a carport (i.e., a permanent car shelter). Before preparing the plans required to obtain a permit, you must follow the rules below:

Rules

• Only one (1) carport is authorized per building. 
• The carport may not be placed in a front setback. To inquire about the appropriate setback for the street address in question, you must contact the Borough's Direction de l'aménagement urbain et des services aux entreprises. 
• The carport, including the projection of its roof, must be situated within the side and rear property lines. 
• In the case of a corner lot, you must go to the offices of the Direction de l'aménagement urbain et des services aux entreprises and submit the location certificate of your building.  
• The maximum height of the carport (from the peak of its roof) must be no more than 4 metres in the case of a sloped roof and 3 meters for a flat roof. The maximum authorized surface area is 40 m². 
• The carport must be made of approved permanent materials (wood or brick posts, asphalt shingle roof) similar to the existing structure.

Procedure

When submitting a request for a permit to build a carport, you must submit the following documents:

• A scale plan of the installation, showing the property lines, the existing building and the desired location and dimensions of the planned carport
• Scale plans, sectional view and elevation of carport  
• Construction details 
• Structural plans showing the details and dimensions of structural components (including foundations, columns, beams and joists)
• Copy of the location certificate

The application must be delivered to:
Direction de l'aménagement urbain et des services aux entreprises
4555 rue de Verdun, Suite 109
Office Hours
514-765-7083

Fees: $8.70 per $1,000 of works or a minimum of $125 *

* Rates are subject to change.